Hand-Made by Nadeem Haidary explores the idea of ‘sculpting objets with film’. Frames from a video sequence are computationally traced out to form a path to be laser cut. These slices are then manually assembled in sequence to create a physical representation of form over time.
The process is akin to Slit-scan photography where small slices of time are built up to form a whole image. In this case the slices are full two-dimensional outlines that are offset to form a three-dimensional shape.
I (and possibly many others) am fascinated by works that present a different representation of time – super slow motion and time lapse are common examples but the slit-scan technique has attracted a huge number of artists. I believe the attraction lies in perceiving the known world in new ways.
Extending these ideas to the physical realm is an interesting direction and one that I envision will continue well into the future as we develop more sophisticated actuation and fabrication technology.
